Grant Morrison delivers an accessible entry to his event in the excellent "The Multiversity: Mastermen" #1, while Jim Lee provides disturbing imagery of a defeated America and an uncomfortable but conflicted Nazi incarnation of Superman.

Writer Frank Tieri uses Villains Month as a backdrop for a brutal but enjoyable character study of Man-Bat in "Detective Comics" #23.4, and Scot Eaton and Jaime Mendoza are in sync portraying a conflicted character with noble intent but animal i

"Justice League of America" #7.1 lets Matt Kindt, Sami Basri, and Carmen Carnero show us what Deadshot's doing during the events of "Forever Evil" even as we see where he came from, but one half's better than the other.

"Detective Comics Annual" #2 both tells a stand-alone story featuring Jane Doe and also ties into the current "Detective Comics" run, as John Layman, Joshua Williamson, Scot Eaton and company use the Annual format well.

"Justice League Dark" #20 has a couple of small moments of interest as Doctor Destiny's forces rage across Manhattan, but Fawkes, Lemire, Janin, and Cifuentes' comic on the whole is feeling a little lackluster.

John Layman and Jason Fabok's Penguin story continues in "Detective Comics" #18, with a brief detour into the aftermath of last week's "Batman Incorporated" #8 that feels grafted onto the rest of the comic.

John Layman and Jason Fabok continue their
mission of adding depth and fresh, new
characters to Gotham City by delivering the
latest adventures of the Merrymaker and the
League of Smiles as they fight Batman in
"Detective Comics" #17.

Is Hooker's boss really who he claims to be and if so, how is that possible? "Resurrection Man" #0 explains all with a few clever twists, delivering a funny yet poignant origin story and an applause-worthy exit.